Obama vs McCain on Technology and Sustainability

October 13, 2008

WIRED Magazine put together a great comparative of Obama and McCain’s policies that are important to their readers - here’s the wrap-up.

Topic Covered:

  1. Broadband
  2. H1B issues
  3. Investment in green tech
  4. Net neutrality
  5. Spectrum

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Google’s Super Satellite GeoEye One Captures Its First Images

October 9, 2008

Geoeye

This bird’s-eye view of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania was the first image ever seen by the GeoEye-1, the world’s highest-resolution commercial satellite sponsored by Google, when it opened its camera door earlier this week.

The 4,300-pound satellite collected the image at noon EDT on Oct. 7 while moving from the north pole to the south pole in a 423-mile-high orbit at 17,000 miles per hour, or 4.5 miles per second. The spacecraft can take photos at a resolution of up to 41 centimeters — close enough to zoom in on the home plate of a baseball diamond, according to Mark Brender, GeoEye’s vice president of communications and marketing. read more

Make Yourself Famous Like Julia Allison

July 24, 2008

Meet Julia Allison. She’s made a brand of her own name, via self-promotion. What does she does? Well she models, posts her entire life online, and let’s the world watch. Her LIFECAST. In other words - she’s famous because she’s famous. read more